ٹبر

See also: ٹَبر

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀝𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀭 (*ṭabbara, “boy”). Cognate with Urdu ٹابَر (ṭābar) / Hindi टाबर (ṭābar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʈəb.bəɾᵊ/

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• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

ٹَبَّر • (ṭabbar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਟੱਬਰ)

1. household, family

   اَپݨے ٹَبَّر دی رَکھیا کَردے

   apṇe ṭabbar dī rakheyā karde

   (they) protect their family

2. clan
3. (colloquial) wife
4. a flock or herd (of sheep or goats etc.)

Declension

Declension of ٹبر
dir. sg.	ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar)
dir. pl.	ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar)
	singular	plural
direct	ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar)	ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar)
oblique	ٹَبَّر (ṭabbar)	ٹَبَّراں (ṭabbarāṉ)
vocative	ٹَبَّرا (ṭabbarā)	ٹَبَّرو (ṭabbaro)
ablative	ٹَبَّروں (ṭabbaroṉ)	ٹَبَّراں (ṭabbarāṉ)
locative	ٹَبَّرے (ṭabbare)	ٹَبَّرِیں (ṭabbarīṉ)
instrumental	ٹَبَّروں (ṭabbaroṉ)	–

Noun

ٹِبَّر • (ṭibbar) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਟਿੱਬਰ)

1. hillock, mountain, mound, small elevation
2. sandy heap of soil

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “ٹبّر”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਟੱਬਰ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “†*ṭabbara-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 306